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. >> senate republicans go after one of their former colleagues who wants to be defense secretary. >> were you right? yes-or-no answer? >> we will ask if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble. our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all, right now, on fox news sunday. hello, again from fox news in washington, dc. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to continue his push for new gun control. saturday, the white house released this picture of the president's shooting at camp david which he does all the time. the national rifle association is fighting new limits on guns. if the first big legislative battle this year and, today, we will cover it in depth. but, first, retired astronaut, mark kelly, husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, shot two years ago. they have launch add new group "americans for responsible solutions." captain, let's start with your wife's drought testimony before a senate committee this week. >> you must act. be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you. >>chris: how is your wife doing? >> great, chris. she enjoyed b
. >> senate republicans go after one of their former colleagues who wants to be defense secretary. >> were you right? yes-or-no answer? >> we will ask if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble. our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all, right now, on fox news sunday. hello, again from fox news in washington, dc. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to continue his push for new gun control. saturday, the white house released this picture of the...
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some say senator john mccain was rude and defense nominee chuck hagel seemed unprepared. watch. >> senator, i stand by him -- >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to thwart that out. >> i think the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you're right or wrong, that's a direct question i expect a direct answer. >> we're going to talk about that in our political topic. did senator hagel deserve the harsh reception. and was he woefully unprepared? we'll talk about it. day six of the hostage situation in alabama. a 5-year-old held in an underground bunker, a decorated vietnam vet holding him. they continue to maintain an open line of communication 24 hours a day. i'm going to talk to a former nypd hostage negotiator about the situation. there's a television down there, he could be watching us. i'll talk to the hostage negotiator about what they're doing, what should be done. >> such a brutal calls. >> it is such a
some say senator john mccain was rude and defense nominee chuck hagel seemed unprepared. watch. >> senator, i stand by him -- >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to thwart that out. >> i think the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you're right or wrong, that's a direct question i expect a...
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he has been the person advocating the defense cuts. i am saying it is not only total nonsense but ludicrous. bull crap. by the way he gets away with it. the mainstream media, most of the efforts and abc and nbc, they did not cover the drop. they have unemployment. the economists say the underlying things are great, but something is wrong here. he is the president. to continue to blame it on everyone else... >> the republican party has no credible alternative narrative, no argument. in was going to be a speech outlining another vision but the republicans have no answer to what pat was talking about. >> it is the same we talked about on the segment on foreign policy, no voice speaks to the mainstream of america on the two issues. if the republicans seized simpson-bowles and sold it, that would be very popular. >> paul ryan sat on the simpson-bowles commission and voted in favor of it. >> washington doesn't care about the economy. they are rich. they are rolling in money. the president even mentioned at the inaugural they would talk about
he has been the person advocating the defense cuts. i am saying it is not only total nonsense but ludicrous. bull crap. by the way he gets away with it. the mainstream media, most of the efforts and abc and nbc, they did not cover the drop. they have unemployment. the economists say the underlying things are great, but something is wrong here. he is the president. to continue to blame it on everyone else... >> the republican party has no credible alternative narrative, no argument. in was...
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. >>> president obama's defense secretary nominee chuck hagel may have picked up key support. nebraska senator mike injuringeinjuringer -- will support hagel's nomination. >>> and rick perceive says that the boy scouts should not bend to the wimz of popular culture. his week in minneapolis, minnesota. joining us is peter alex and forever the white house what can we expect to hear from the president on that trip? >> it's interesting. we may hear on this very topic in the next couple of hours. scheduled to do an interview before the super bowl with cbs news and will likely be questioned about the topic of gun violence in his efforts to push for new, strict restrictions in terms of gun laws. tomorrow, it's as important that he is going as he is what he will say when he arrives in minneapolis. he is making his first trip on this topic to the state of minnesota, minneapolis, an area that is sadly familiar with mass killings. there was a shooting there in september, a state where nearly one in ten people there, 5.4 million, half million of them have firearms, hunting licenses. in ad
. >>> president obama's defense secretary nominee chuck hagel may have picked up key support. nebraska senator mike injuringeinjuringer -- will support hagel's nomination. >>> and rick perceive says that the boy scouts should not bend to the wimz of popular culture. his week in minneapolis, minnesota. joining us is peter alex and forever the white house what can we expect to hear from the president on that trip? >> it's interesting. we may hear on this very topic in the...
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what ultimately matters, chris, is how he performs as secretary of defense. bob gates, leon panetta set the bar high and i think chuck hagel will clear that bar if he is better prepared the next time. >> chris: laura, at various points he didn't seem to know or have thought much about major issues and about the funding. at one point he called the iranian government legitimate and elected. are you as forgiving as senator bayh. >> i think the russians and chinese were probably watching out this played out. bill kristol was right when said this is not just a second rate performance. this could have been the worst performance that ever took place at a confirmation hearing and that is saying something. when you are the secretary of defense it shouldn't be just the fact that you won two purple hearts or were awarded those in battle. his patriotism is not questioned. merit should count for something and he is going to have is to stand up against a frankly american military that is going to be cut back. he has to stand for that and still be able to stand strong on th
what ultimately matters, chris, is how he performs as secretary of defense. bob gates, leon panetta set the bar high and i think chuck hagel will clear that bar if he is better prepared the next time. >> chris: laura, at various points he didn't seem to know or have thought much about major issues and about the funding. at one point he called the iranian government legitimate and elected. are you as forgiving as senator bayh. >> i think the russians and chinese were probably...
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so look at what the next defense secretary is going to have to supervise massive defense cuts. make key decisions, long-term technical advance, short-term readiness. these are tough questions. you have to be able to present leadership and toughness. he is personally a tough guy. i've seen him oppose the iraq war with other republicans. he personally has that courage. but can he project that and show mastery of the building? that's the question. >> the ability to be a salesman, a politician. >> absolutely. let's divide politics from all of this. you know, ralph just said this was about judgment. and david just said opposing the war in iraq takes courage. i think the notion in some ways to say because chuck hagel doesn't believe what john mccain says you question his judgment. for somebody that carried a gun as a general in vietnam, i'm going to trust their ability -- >> well, chuck hagel doesn't believe what he says 10 years ago and 12 years ago. >> i want to go to immigration. this is chuck schumer this week on the issue of immigration. >> for the first time ever, there is more
so look at what the next defense secretary is going to have to supervise massive defense cuts. make key decisions, long-term technical advance, short-term readiness. these are tough questions. you have to be able to present leadership and toughness. he is personally a tough guy. i've seen him oppose the iraq war with other republicans. he personally has that courage. but can he project that and show mastery of the building? that's the question. >> the ability to be a salesman, a...
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i will say in defense of elected officials, i don't know that we could have won sanctions against south africa without the vigorous support of the congressional black caucus. every member of the congressional black caucus went to jail at the south african embassy and did a great deal to support the sanctions effort when we had a discussion about aristide. i was on the phone from my home in saint kitts when we were trying to find a place for him to be, after taken from the central african republic. maxine waters was on the call and charlie rangel was on the call and the prime minister of -- t.j. patterson of jamaica was on the call too and he told us that condoleezza rice had threatened him and the government of jamaica, if we would accept this democratically-elected president of haiti and jamaica, and he did it anyway but the caucus was very supportive and maxine was supportive. maxine waters, she went on this flight with us to the central african republic which was a dangerous mission to go and to meet with the president and the central african republic and to say to him as she did, i
i will say in defense of elected officials, i don't know that we could have won sanctions against south africa without the vigorous support of the congressional black caucus. every member of the congressional black caucus went to jail at the south african embassy and did a great deal to support the sanctions effort when we had a discussion about aristide. i was on the phone from my home in saint kitts when we were trying to find a place for him to be, after taken from the central african...
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merrick and have the right to self- defense. they have the right to have guns in their homes to protect their families. no one can take away those rights or their guns. the second man that rights are the foundation on which our discussion rest. they are not at risk. what is at risk is lives. lives are wrist when responsible people fail to follow laws to keep guns out of that hands of those who use them to commit murder, especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional statutory measures to better protect our children and all americans. i say this as a parent and the grandparent. ours is a free society, and open society. we come together today to consider how to become a safer and more secure society. no one begrudges the government assistance provided to victims of mass tragedies made possible by those law we passed after the bombing in oklahoma city. the bill introduced last week against gun trafficking will soon prove helpful and i believe it will become an accepted part of our free more. it, too, is common
merrick and have the right to self- defense. they have the right to have guns in their homes to protect their families. no one can take away those rights or their guns. the second man that rights are the foundation on which our discussion rest. they are not at risk. what is at risk is lives. lives are wrist when responsible people fail to follow laws to keep guns out of that hands of those who use them to commit murder, especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional...
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the proof is last quarter, the defense department, our u.s. government spending decreased 22%. the impact was 1.3% less growth. this is a memo out in the defense department where one month furlough will be done for all civilians because as ford said, both parties can't come together in the $1 trillion sequestration or the debt ceiling. they get the problems down the road-- >>> that's the problem -- >> well, joe. that is true. but the point about small business driving the economy. what is the biggest impediment? $1 trillion in new taxes that the president has imposed and also obamacare. let's be honest. the senate democrats don't move without the white house's okay -- >> well, actually i. the president needs to pass a budget and get serious, honestly about the debt and the regulation. he has 6,000 new regulations on the epa web site that i promise are going to hinder small business growth. i agree with you. both parties are to claim. but the president needs to take an honest look in the mirror. >> eric: how do we break this? where do you go for daylight? how do we get rid of th
the proof is last quarter, the defense department, our u.s. government spending decreased 22%. the impact was 1.3% less growth. this is a memo out in the defense department where one month furlough will be done for all civilians because as ford said, both parties can't come together in the $1 trillion sequestration or the debt ceiling. they get the problems down the road-- >>> that's the problem -- >> well, joe. that is true. but the point about small business driving the...
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seven of the eight head coaches hired specialize in offense, not defense, a sign of where the league is headed. one nfl team, baltimore ravens have a black guy calling the game. taking them to an appearance in super bowl xliv where, of course, they lost to my new orleans saints. despite his helping lead the ravens to tonight's super bowl, you know how many interviews he got from the teams looking for a head coach? yep, zero. something is not quite right here. next, i'll talk to a man behind the drive to interview minority coaching candidates to see if he thinks more change needs to happen. stay tuned. and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $199-per-month lease on the 2013 nissan altima. ♪ officewith an online package new colincluding: domain name,y! website builder with five pages and basic email just $49.99! that's
seven of the eight head coaches hired specialize in offense, not defense, a sign of where the league is headed. one nfl team, baltimore ravens have a black guy calling the game. taking them to an appearance in super bowl xliv where, of course, they lost to my new orleans saints. despite his helping lead the ravens to tonight's super bowl, you know how many interviews he got from the teams looking for a head coach? yep, zero. something is not quite right here. next, i'll talk to a man behind the...
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we'll ask the panel whether his position as defense secretary is in trouble. i got it when we could download an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet -- you get it. but don't take our word for it, ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds. [ male announcer ] so, send a tweet, and get the real scoop from a real fios customer. supercharge your internet speeds. switch to fios online for only $94.99 a month and we'll triple your speed for free with an upgrade to fios quantum internet. call the verizon center plus, get $250 back for customers with disabilities with a 2-year agreement. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. ♪ >> i support the president's strong position on containment. i have been handed a note that i misspoke and said, i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to say that i -- his position on containment, we don't have a position on containment. >> to make sure your correction is clear, we have a
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what's at issue here is we have an organization that's long stood in defense of traditional american moral values. it's attracted parents and supporters from churches precisely because it's in defense of those values. the supreme court has held that the boy scouts have a first amendment constitutional right to pursue their values and to exclude leaders whose presence would be inconsistent with those values. that includes, by the way, not just gays but atheists. we can respect and do respect our fellow citizens that are gays and atheists, we love our fellow relatives and friends that are gays and atheists but we are not obligated to regard them as suitable as scout leaders. >> let me ask zach to weigh in on this. >> i think it's traditional ed is going for the traditional moral framework, he's trying to define this as a liberal fundamental tradition that's become popular in america in the last 40 years. the reality is there are christians of all nominations that are applauding the policy change including united church of christ, one of the top church sponsor who issued a statement on
what's at issue here is we have an organization that's long stood in defense of traditional american moral values. it's attracted parents and supporters from churches precisely because it's in defense of those values. the supreme court has held that the boy scouts have a first amendment constitutional right to pursue their values and to exclude leaders whose presence would be inconsistent with those values. that includes, by the way, not just gays but atheists. we can respect and do respect our...
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forced the offense or the defense to get vanilla. the 46 defense that the bears won. it's interesting. most of the teams that have come in with these novelties have won championships. >> people are justified the next year copycat. i heard bill parcells talking. he says if i'm going against capper nic i hit him every play. maybe by the end of the fourth quarter he doesn't want to carry the ball again. >> it is a nice concept to say that you hit him. you want to wear the quarterback out. you almost has to assign someone to him. one on one basketball on the football field. somebody has to have the full back ivelgt somebody has to have the full back. you don't turn your back and run because he will take off and run. very interesting concept. i'm curious to see the light. it's a novelty because you are not going to see a lot of teams do it. you dent have the russell wilson and the capperknacks and rg 3's. >> i was kidding before. have you done this every year we have been at the super bowl starting starting with fox n 97. you gave me the ring to hold during the session and
forced the offense or the defense to get vanilla. the 46 defense that the bears won. it's interesting. most of the teams that have come in with these novelties have won championships. >> people are justified the next year copycat. i heard bill parcells talking. he says if i'm going against capper nic i hit him every play. maybe by the end of the fourth quarter he doesn't want to carry the ball again. >> it is a nice concept to say that you hit him. you want to wear the quarterback...
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you know what the defense attorney will attempt to do in making the self-defense claim? >> if that is true then he was really good at it because he got hurt a lot even after he was dead. i think she is grass it ping at straws to find whatever she can to find on. even the fact all they are trying to do is find procedural errors to get the case thrown out. they will do or say whatever they need to to try to get out of this. i think everyone who watches can tell it is just a lie like everyone else she says. >> i'm laced to the case. i know she was arrested back in 2008. she has been in jail a long time. she has this angelic look i assume five years ago was even more so when you look at her and when you looked at her back then in the day, what -- what was it that would cause this woman to commit a crime so filled with rage to stab your friend over two dozen times to slit his throat and then shoot him in the head? what the hell is going on here? >> i don't think that any one cannance that question. i don't even think jodi probably could answer that question why she did it loo
you know what the defense attorney will attempt to do in making the self-defense claim? >> if that is true then he was really good at it because he got hurt a lot even after he was dead. i think she is grass it ping at straws to find whatever she can to find on. even the fact all they are trying to do is find procedural errors to get the case thrown out. they will do or say whatever they need to to try to get out of this. i think everyone who watches can tell it is just a lie like...
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the fact that he has taken all of the defensive measures and this is all about him being very defensive indicates that he would just as soon live if he could. and it is just a matter of them ultimately reassuring him and earning his trust so that he comes out. >> judge jeanine: we just heard scott from the reporter that this child is eating potato chips. i mean do we have any idea why this particular child? >> well, not that we have been made aware. we have the president has been kind of held at a standstill as to what has been going on. we do know that the individual has accepted medications that the child is needing. and that is a good sign. >> judge jeanine: i understand that he suffers from aspergers which is at one end of the autism syndrome. >> that is what s reported, yes. >> judge jeanine: you are a negotiator. what do you say in a situation like this? five days. >> as long as we are are talking and we are communicating that means it is positive. the situation hasn't had to escalate at all. it is basically at a stable position right now. they are are talking. and as long as peop
the fact that he has taken all of the defensive measures and this is all about him being very defensive indicates that he would just as soon live if he could. and it is just a matter of them ultimately reassuring him and earning his trust so that he comes out. >> judge jeanine: we just heard scott from the reporter that this child is eating potato chips. i mean do we have any idea why this particular child? >> well, not that we have been made aware. we have the president has been...
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they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with lesbian and gay rights, for him to say something like that on a national stage, playing for the lombardi trophy, everything on the line for this trophy, to be a distraction to his team was selfish. hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. it's been a p.r. nightmare for this young man. jim hardaway made that fateful mistake years ago and it cost him his job. >> he said he was thinking with his head instead of his heart. perhaps we're getting that valentine's day is just around the corner -- what gets me is how all of a sudden they get this sensitivity religion. his agent comes out and says he's going to tak
they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with...
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they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with lesbian and gay rights, for him to say something like that on a national stage, playing for the lombardi trophy, everything on the line for this trophy, to be a distraction to his team was selfish. hopefully he can learn from his mistakes. it's been a p.r. night namare f this young man. jim hardaway made that fateful mistake years ago and it cost him his job. >> he said he was thinking with his head instead of his heart. perhaps we're getting that valentine's day is just around the corner -- what gets me is how all of a sudden they get this sensitivity religion. his agent comes out and says he's going to ta
they have old-school defense and hard hitting. >> lamar, you've been having a good time because your voice is shot. i want to turn now to the sweet stuff, these comments made by 49ers' back-up cornerback chris culliver. lamar, what was he thinking? this is 2013. >> you know, these nfl teams have media training. and we all know when media day comes, you're going to get the craziest questions from the craziest people. but in this day and age and the advancements that we've made with...
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the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ ♪ fixodent, and forget it. not see his shadow today which means spring is coming early according to tradition. an estimated 40,000 people showed up >> it was also a big day for woodstock illinois. the city celebrated the 20th anniversary of making the movie groundhog day. the town is held an annual groundhog day festival. the local theater is showing the movie. children were treated to groundhog stories >> earth will have a visit from a near-earth asteroid this month. according to nasa -- the asteroid will pass inside the ring of weather and communications satellites -- about 17-thousand miles above the surface -- on friday february 15th. nasa adds that the path of the object has been calculated -- and there is no chance of a collision with us. it'll be moving pretty quickly -- at about 17-thousand-400 miles an hour -- and will only appear to be a tiny point of light in the night sky. >> it looks like we will have a few more chances for snow in the next week. jim ramsey is in th
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wait until you hear the homeowner's defense. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative ople are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. [ dog barks ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] something powerful is co
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one is the defensive marriage act, section three about federal benefits that the federal government has to give certain benefits to people who are lawfully married in their state who are gay. you can see justice kennedy making the deciding vote but on the federalism grounds. without talking about fundamental rights or equal protection. then there is california's prop 8 thing. i think the most likely thing there is there is some technicality of who will can stand in the room to respect your case. that is one way to hand it on the federalism grounds while not enshrining on the constitutional rights. they are not ready to do that. moving on the what is right now, what alex is going to talk about the hottest issue and that is gun control. president obama's executive actions, there were 23 of them. they were a pleasant surprise in a certain extend. he wasn't legislating himself a ban on assault weapons or confiscating guns or anything like that. i printed out the white house statement and drew a chart and tried to tick off where their potential second amendment problems and where there are o
one is the defensive marriage act, section three about federal benefits that the federal government has to give certain benefits to people who are lawfully married in their state who are gay. you can see justice kennedy making the deciding vote but on the federalism grounds. without talking about fundamental rights or equal protection. then there is california's prop 8 thing. i think the most likely thing there is there is some technicality of who will can stand in the room to respect your...